DiDiChok

I can tell you having sold and bought industrial property recently in the UK, that HMRC wants your National Insurance number so that they can check if tax has been paid on rental income and to check if any capital gains tax is due.

It's the end of "slush money" as we used to call it.

You could try calling their call centre on +66 2888 8888 as this is the number for it on the card.  It'll be linked to your passport number, so have that handy.

See list of visa types here:  http://www.thaivisa.com/non-immigrant-visa.html

wordchild, on 10 Aug 2014 - 08:55, said:

there is a double taxation agreement between the UK and Thailand, however it does not cover pension income, so there is a theoretical risk that pension income, from the UK, brought into Thailand in the year in which it was earned, could be taxed again in Thailand. However I very much doubt that the Thai tax authorities would bother trying to collect (unless offered) and, in any event, the vast majority of UK pensioners living in Thailand are likely to be off the radar as they don't have to fill in Thai tax returns.  

I don't think you've quite read the regulations about pension income in full.  There IS a double taxation agreement in place for pensions paid as a result of Government employment, but as you say that doesn't include the state pension and other pensions.  The diplomats looked after themselves on this one.

The original poster (Banpunket) needs good accountants to advise him properly.

Naidraaw66 said:  Ok if you say so. Tried to get one from Glasgow Consulate last week . . . . not possibel London only!

You're believing what they tell you which is only the same as what they do in Thailand - It's burnt down, sold up, gone away, Grand Palace closed today etc.

Insist that since you're dealing with a mere functionary, they should send the passport to London,  It's just buck passing as nobody knows what tomorrow's rules will be, so ask for the man's name - they don't like that.

I applied for a non-imm 'O' in October last year at the consulate in Birmingham and they said it had to be approved by the Embassy in London, and that they couldn't issue it.

I told them I couldn't wait for the passport to be posted back and that I would collect it (with or without visa) the next day.  So I don't think that they actually send the passport to London, they just fax the details.  Sure enough, when the passport came back, there was the visa stuck in the passport and it said it had been issued by Birmingham.

To me, there doesn't seem any logical reason why they couldn't do this for your 'B' visa but I suppose that Thai logic can always win!

If pneumonia is a condition as "Fine Specimen" said, then why have I had an injection that lasts for ten years to prevent me catching it?  Over 65's are told by their Doctor that they should receive this injection as a matter of course.  Not being an expert, I don't understand the reasoning if the disease is simply a 'condition'.

Anybody got any opinion on this and has anyone else had the 'pneumonia' jab?

I agree - get rid of it quickly.  I've got an extra 'switch' on my router to provide more Cat 5 RJ45 ports and the DC-in adapter (same as for a mobile phone) was making a humming noise which was causing noise on the router ports used for SIP telephony.  After the adapter burst into flames I got another one and all my problems went away.

I did see on a news site that somebody was electrocuted by a faulty charger they'd bought cheaply.  A good mantra seems to be "Any doubt, throw it out".

Maybe air travel is the safest but as ever, you can prove anyting by statistics - I've told you this a million times!

The safest travel is by other public transport (bus & rail) when you do the comparison of deaths by the number of passenger miles travelled.

I am a 64 year old UK citizen and have been getting multiple non-immigrant O visas for years. I haven't got any entry/exit entries in my passport not supported by a visa and I have never ever overstayed.

Now, the Consulates need to send the passport details and supporting evidence to London for approval, which isn't a problem for me. I am on a Local Government pension and usually provide a payslip to show that income. Last year, I was asked to provide evidence of receiving the state pension, which I won't get until next year. Eventually, this was overcome and I got an O visa. I think it helped when I pointed out that there was a dual taxation agreement between Thailand and the UK for Government pensions but not the state pension.

My income is fairly good and I pay higher rate tax as it includes money from multiple sources (property), so I am thinking of deferring receipt of the state pension for a few years. Inexplicably, the consulate doesn't accept income from property as something that counts towards income no matter how substantial it is, but this isn't a problem for me because of the substantial LG pension.

I shall need the O visa to renew my Thai driving licences and maybe for banking purposes too. Since I usually stay in Thailand each year for around 140 days continuously, it is also handy to have to do only one visa run at 90 days. Once I've finished my visit, I don't go back until the following year so really I treat the O visa as what I would call a 'sunshine' visa. I like to sit on the beach from November until April. So while I am a tourist, a multiple entry tourist visa doesn't cut the mustard because while it would allow me to stay, I couldn't do the things I need to do. I don't really want to apply for an O-A visa because I have no intention of living in Thailand permanently and it is a lot more hassle. However, if needs must, then I shall do that.

I won't be 65 until early next year and will need to apply for the visa in October. The new arrangements seem to be insisting that to get this type of visa this year, you need to be 65 or over and need to show receipt of the state pension. So it seems questionable as to whether I will be able to get the visa I want. How can I show this if I have deferred receipt of the state pension? What about those who will not receive the state pension until they are 66, 67 or more? Soon, this will apply to everyone and it seems pointless to insist that this is produced in support of the application.

Anybody got any suggestions as to the best way I should get a non immigrant O visa this year and to wake Thailand up to solve the problems?